Editing Conover, North Carolina (section)

==Geography==

Conover is located in the geographic center, as well as the population center, of Catawba County and is bordered by the City of [[Hickory, North Carolina|Hickory]] to the west, the City of [[Newton, North Carolina|Newton]] to the south, and the City of [[Claremont, North Carolina|Claremont]] to the east. [[Interstate 40 in North Carolina|Interstate 40]] traverses Conover, with access from four major exits (128, 130, 132, and 133). [[U.S. Route 70 in North Carolina|U.S. Route 70]], [[U.S. Route 321]], and [[North Carolina Highway 16]] all pass through Conover, making Conover one of the most easily accessible cities in the [[Charlotte Metro]] Region.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Conover has a total area of {{convert|28.3|km2|order=flip}}, of which {{convert|0.08|sqkm|order=flip}}, or 0.27%, is water<ref name="Census 2010">{{cite web|title=Geographic Identifiers: 2010 Demographic Profile Data (G001): Conover city, North Carolina|url=http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3714340|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20200212193900/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/G001/1600000US3714340|archive-date=February 12, 2020|access-date=December 26, 2014|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau, American Factfinder}}</ref>